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From Quora: Russian Invasion of Ukraine 2022

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Pinned Yohanan Ben Jacob    ·  Follow Military and Intelligence Analyst As of early 2026, the Institute for the Study of War indicates the fifth year of the Russia-Ukraine conflict has started poorly for Vladimir Putin. Photo Getty Images That characterized by high-intensity attrition, slow territorial gains, and unsustainable, massive manpower and equipment losses. This has resulted in continued reliance on high-cost, grinding offensives, such as in the Pokrovsk direction, which hamper the Russian army's ability to achieve a rapid, decisive victory. Ramifications on the Russian Army: Photo Getty Images High Attrition and Resource Burn :  Russian forces continue to suffer high casualties and material losses to achieve slow tactical advances. Nearly 40,000 Russian soldiers were killed. Dependency on Foreign Support :  Russia is heavily reliant on Chinese support to sustain its manufacturing and economic capacity, enabling continued aggression. Strained Logistics ...
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Russia Hits Ukraine With Deadly Barrage of Missiles and Drones

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At least 10 people were killed when a Russian missile hit a five-story apartment building in the city of Kharkiv, and Kyiv and several other regions also came under attack.   Emergency workers removing the body of a victim from the site of an overnight strike By  Cassandra Vinograd Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine March 7, 2026 Updated  12:14 p.m. ET [kharkiv oblast below] Russia unleashed a deadly barrage of missiles and drones on Ukraine early Saturday, killing at least 10 people in Kharkiv, as concerns mount that the  conflict in the Middle East  is draining the supply of U.S.-made air defenses that it badly needs. The predawn strikes on Ukraine followed something of a lull in Russian attacks in recent days. Such periods of relative quiet often prompt anxiety among Ukrainians, with expectations that a large assault will soon come. Ukraine’s Air Force said on Saturday that Russia had launched 480 attack drones and 29 missiles — nearly half of them ballistic — in ...
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Unprepared for Iranian drones, U.S. and partners seek Ukraine’s help

Swarms of low-cost drones used by the Russians in Ukraine have been breaching U.S. air defense systems and striking targets across the Middle East. The U.S. is asking Kyiv for help.    Today [March 6] at 3:53 p.m. EST    Ukrainian soldiers search for Russian drones on Feb. 23, 2024, near Marinka, Ukraine. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images) By  Greg Miller  and A lex Horton ,  The Washington Post ;  original article contains additional illustrations   The Trump administration, which has expressed frequent exasperation with all that has been asked of it by Ukraine, had an urgent request of its own this week.   With swarms of Iranian drones breaching U.S. air defense systems and striking targets across the Middle East, Ukraine — which has spent years confronting nearly identical attacks — was asked to come to the aid of the United States and its partners.   “We received a request from the United States for specific support in protection,” ag...
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